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Arantxa, Pierce in semis
ROME., May 13: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario waltzed and Mary Pierce struggled as the top two seeds
advanced to the semifinals of the rain-drenched Italian Open on Saturday, reports AP.
After a 1 hour. 30 minute delay due to rain. No 1 seed Sanchez Vicario had no problem with tournament surprise Shaun Stafford' of the United States, dismissing the world's No 65. 6-1. 6-3.
The match had been washed out Friday with the Spaniard leading 5-1 in the first set.
Pierce, the second seed at the 800,000-dollar clay court classic, never found her rhythm against Na 8 seed Iva Majoli of Croatia. She overcome a match*' point before winning 6-4. 2-6. 7-6 (7-4) tn two hours.
Majoli led 2-1 when rain halted play Friday.
No 13 seed Helena Sukova also advanced, overpowering unseeded South African ' Joanette Kruger of South Africa 6-0. 6-3 to earn a semifinal appointment with Sanchez Vicario.
Pierce, who holds dual French and American citizenship. will play two-time champion and No 3 seed Conchita Martinez in the other semifinal. Martinez earned her
semifinal spot Friday, before the torrential rains set in.
The semifinals were set for later Saturday.
-Majoli. 17. had never taken a set off Pierce in three previous matches, but capably traded stinging groundstrokes with the Australian Open champion.
Neither player served well, and the second set Included five consecutive breaks, including one with the teenager serving for the match al 5-4 and again at 6-5. Majoli had a match point in the 11th game, but sent a forehand wide.
If form holds, the final would pit Sanchez Vicario against Pierce, a possible preview of the French Open final next month. Last year. Sanchez Vicario beat Pierce for the title at Rolland Garros.
But Pierce first must get by Martinez, whom she's never faced on clay. Since switching coaches in March. Martinez has been unstoppable, losing Just one match — a final — and winning her last three tournaments before coming to Rome.
"With my new coach. I'm changing a little bit," Martinez. 23. said Friday. "I'm getting more aggressive, going more to the net and finishing points earlier."
Carlos Klrmayr. a Brazilian who .previously worked with Sanchez Vicario and Gabriela Sabatini, deserves much of the credit for her recent streak. Martinez said.
His Influence Is not enough, though.
"The fact Is that you have to continue to work every day," she said, denying any suggestion that she doesn’t push herself hard enough to improve her ranking.
The two million dollar men's edition opens Monday with top seed Pete Sampras looking to defend his Italian title and prepare for the French Open, the one Grand Slam he’s never won.